FXI Dividend Type Payments
 
Although FXI has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on iShares China Large-Cap ETF to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Mon 4:16 PM ET):
| iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap | 
| 39.80 | 39.84 | 39.83 | +0.12 | 20.7M | - | 7.6B | 
FXI Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With FXI at 39.83, here's a table showing how big the annual "dividend" (i.e. total annual call premium received) would need to be to attain 3%, 5%, and 10% annual yields. Also shown is the equivalent number of cents/day necessary to achieve each yield:
| Annual Yield | Annual Premium | Cents/Day | 
|---|---|---|
| 3% | 1.19 | 0.3 | 
| 5% | 1.99 | 0.5 | 
| 10% | 3.98 | 1.1 | 
So now we need to find out of the money covered calls that pay at least the prescribed cents/day amount of time premium. That will generate income and, because they are out of the money, leave room for some upside potential on the stock. Here are some examples:
| 3% Yield On FXI Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 5 | 40.00 | 0.97 | 33 | 2.9 | 0.16 (0.4%) | |
| Nov 7 | 40.00 | 0.15 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.16 (0.4%) | |
| 5% Yield On FXI Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 5 | 40.00 | 0.97 | 33 | 2.9 | 0.16 (0.4%) | |
| Nov 7 | 40.00 | 0.15 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.16 (0.4%) | |
| 10% Yield On FXI Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 5 | 40.00 | 0.97 | 33 | 2.9 | 0.16 (0.4%) | |
| Nov 7 | 40.00 | 0.15 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.16 (0.4%) | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | IBIT dividend | 6. | INTC dividend | 1. | SRPT dividend | |
| 2. | KVUE dividend | 7. | TLT dividend | 2. | ENVX dividend | |
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